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Classical and chamber music, contemporary and traditional dance, jazz and theatre is on offer from a cast of rising international and local stars, with companies travelling from the USA, Russia, Middle East, Africa and Asia to perform.

Back again for year three, this hip young festival spreads its wings to a new city for Margins Aberdeen. Set over two weekends, confirmed acts so far include Robert Newman, FOUND, Alasdair Gray, Christopher Brookmyre, Janice Galloway and more for six days of music, books and debate.

North-East Scotland's innovative festival exploring the spoken and written word in performance with an emphasis on events that combine literature with other artforms.

An innovative festival of new music in the North East of Scotland. From contemporary classical music to electro-acoustic music, traditional, vocal and jazz, the festival brings together a wide range of different musical styles in a variety of concerts, workshops, installations and talks. 2013 features a conference on…

Innovative festival celebrating boundary-pushing new music of all kinds, from contemporary classical via jazz, electronic and experimental to indie. The 2012 festival included performances from Tommy Smith's Karma, Canto Per Tre, Daniel's Beard, Ruth Wall, Tim Kliphuis, Matthew Herbert, the BBC SSO with Nicola Benedetti…

In 2013 running for '20 days to celebrate 20 years', TechFest continues to make science fun and accessible to children and young people of all ages. A highlight of the public programme is the Activity Weekend, offering over 35 workshops, presentations and shows.